Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 5:17 AM GMT+13 (16:17 UTC), 569 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-07 16:17:21 UTC
Depth
568.7 km (353.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.388° S, 178.897° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.1 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1393 days ago · 600 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1392 days ago · 587 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 1391 days ago · 610 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 507 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1387 days ago · 616 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1386 days ago · 563 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 584 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 529 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1365 days ago · 609 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 1364 days ago · 600 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1362 days ago · 594 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 621 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 515 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 616 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 507 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 608 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1343 days ago · 557 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 556 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 547 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1400 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 1403 days ago · 605 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1403 days ago · 585 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1404 days ago · 537 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1408 days ago · 583 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 1412 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1417 days ago · 574 km deep · 8 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j8te. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.